Accordionist Augustinas Rakauskas and violist Greta Staponkutė-Rakau (of Ollon) will be joined by Leysin pianist Macha Hulin for this performance. Tango dancers Nikita Gerdt and Anastasija Smirnova will take part in the concert that night, and will give a dance workshop earlier in the evening.
Workshop: 18:00
Performance: 19:30
Why is the Argentine Tango gaining tremendous popularity around the world? How did the tango emerge, and why? How is tango danced and what's so challenging about it?
You are warmly welcomed to our introductory tango workshop and performance, where you will experience Argentinian tango as a creative social dance, and together, we will find the answers to these questions.
We will present the scope of Argentine tango dance as a cultural phenomenon in all its richness and complexity, including a short tour into tango history, demonstrating different tango dance types and styles that are danced today.
The participants will be invited to actively engage in a firsthand experience of the tango dynamics in a couple. With accompanying music, they will take their first steps in this beautiful dance.
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L'accordéoniste Augustinas Rakauskas et l'altiste Greta Staponkutė-Rakau (d'Ollon) seront rejoints par
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Accordionist Augustinas Rakauskas and violist Greta Staponkutė-Rakau (of Ollon) will be joined by Leysin pianist Macha Hulin for this performance. Tango dancers Nikita Gerdt and Anastasija Smirnova will take part in the concert that night, and will give a dance workshop earlier in the evening.
Workshop: 18:00
Performance: 19:30
Why is the Argentine Tango gaining tremendous popularity around the world? How did the tango emerge, and why? How is tango danced and what's so challenging about it?
You are warmly welcomed to our introductory tango workshop and performance, where you will experience Argentinian tango as a creative social dance, and together, we will find the answers to these questions.
We will present the scope of Argentine tango dance as a cultural phenomenon in all its richness and complexity, including a short tour into tango history, demonstrating different tango dance types and styles that are danced today.
The participants will be invited to actively engage in a firsthand experience of the tango dynamics in a couple. With accompanying music, they will take their first steps in this beautiful dance.
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L'accordéoniste Augustinas Rakauskas et l'altiste Greta Staponkutė-Rakau (d'Ollon) seront rejoints par la pianiste de Leysin, Macha Hulin, pour cette performance. Les danseurs de tango Nikita Gerdt et Anastasija Smirnova participeront au concert ce soir-là et animeront un atelier de danse plus tôt dans la soirée.
le séminaire: 18:00
le concert: 19:30
Pourquoi le tango argentin gagne-t-il une popularité incroyable à travers le monde ? Comment le tango est-il apparu, et pourquoi ? Comment danse-t-on le tango et qu'est-ce qui le rend si exigeant?
Vous êtes chaleureusement invités à notre atelier introductif de tango et à la performance qui suivra, où vous découvrirez le tango argentin en tant que danse sociale créative, et ensemble, nous trouverons les réponses à ces questions.
Nous présenterons l'étendue du tango argentin en tant que phénomène culturel dans toute sa richesse et sa complexité, incluant un aperçu de l'histoire du tango et une démonstration des différents types et styles de tango dansés aujourd'hui.
Les participants seront invités à s'engager activement dans une expérience pratique de la dynamique du tango en couple. Avec une musique d'accompagnement, ils feront leurs premiers pas dans cette danse magnifique.
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